Children tend to gain control of the upper part of their bodies before the lower part. This describes the
A) maturational trend.
B) developmental trend.
C) cephalocaudal trend.
D) proximodistal trend.

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The description of children gaining control of the upper part of their bodies before the lower part is an example of the cephalocaudal trend, which refers to the general pattern of development where growth and development follow a direction from head to toe.

Children Tend to Gain Control of the Upper Part of Their